Giants missing playoffs likely helps Packers

10:33 PM,
Dec. 25, 2012

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The NFL playoffs are about two things: which teams are peaking in January and the matchups.

So it's hard not to notice that one of the Green Bay Packers' most difficult matchups over the past calendar year, the New York Giants, stand a good chance of missing the playoffs.

Like last year in their run to the Super Bowl, the Giants are 8-7 heading into their regular-season finale and looking to get into the playoffs with a win. Unlike last season, though, the odds are against them qualifying for playoffs even if they win Sunday, when they host the Philadelphia Eagles. ...